Direction to the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority on the performance of its functions under section 226 of the National Health Reform Act 2011 - No. 1/2017 (Cth)

Direction to the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority on the performance of its functions under section 226 of the National Health Reform Act 2011 - No. 1/2017

I, GREG HUNT, Minister for Health, acting under subsection 226(1) of the National Health Reform Act 2011 (the Act), having consulted with the Standing Council on Health, DIRECT the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority to undertake the actions and provide the advice set out in Item 1 of the Schedule to this instrument.

Dated: 24 August 2017

GREG HUNT Minister for Health

Contents

PART 1 PRELIMINARY 3

1 Name of Direction 3 2. Commencement 3 3. Authority 3 4. Definitions 3 5. Schedule 3

Schedule 4

Part 1 Preliminary

1. Name of Direction

This Instrument is the Direction to the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority on the performance of its functions under section 226 of the National Health Reform Act 2011 - No. 1/2017.

2. Commencement

This Direction commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3. Authority

This Direction is made under subsection 226(1) of the National Health Reform Act 2011.

4. Definitions

In this Direction:

10.19 Ventilation – home delivered means the category of non-admitted care clinic that provides the service of ventilation that is self-administered by the patient or the patient's carer, as described in the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority's Tier 2 Non‑Admitted Services Definitions Manual 2016-17 – version 4.1, as in force on the day this Direction commences.

Act means the National Health Reform Act 2011.

activity based funding has the same meaning as in Appendix A of the National Health Reform Agreement, as in force on the day this Direction commences.